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And she said she did not feel in any way threatened by him. I wasn't able to speak without getting a buildup of white stuff around my mouth. What followed was her account of what happened when Cosby invited her to his suburban Philadelphia house in January 2004 to talk about her plans to switch careers from athletics to massage therapy. (more...)

Following the incident, residents attacked and torched the police station and three police cars. Clashes continued into the night outside of the local police station, Rosenfeld said, adding that "as a result of a life-threatening situation", a private security guard fired towards the protesters. (more...)

In Saturday's attack, three men, wearing fake suicide vests, mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge in a van, before slashing and stabbing revellers in Borough Market , a bustling district of late-night bars and restaurants. "The Muslim community is alarmed and concerned that this attack by three people ... would have required planning and yet was not reported ". Apart from the Manchester attack, on March 22 last a terrorist attack took place in the vicinity of the Palace of ... (more...)

The U.S. wasn't planning a major mediation role, a State Department official said, pointing to offers from Turkey and Kuwait to intervene in what is emerging as the worst diplomatic crisis in the Persian Gulf in decades. Qatar vehemently denies giving such support. Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed Al Thani, the director of the Government Communications Office of the State of Qatar, announced that the website of QNA had been attacked by anonymous hackers and Qatar's Foreign Ministry confirmed the ... (more...)

Seven people were killed and nearly 50 injured when three attackers ran down pedestrians on the bridge, then stabbed passers-by in nearby Borough Market. Others who had been arrested were released without being charged. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland). People attend a vigil for victims of Saturday's attack in London Bridge, at Potter's Field Park in London, Monday, June 5, 2017. (more...)

They have faced strong competition from U.S. growth in natural gas production and their hopes for a revival are pinned on the Trump administration. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, announced via Twitter his decision to leave two White House advisory councils in support of the Paris Climate Agreement , according to the Associated Press (AP ). (more...)

Trump said in a series of Twitter posts. "They said they would take a hard line on funding. extremism, and all reference was pointing to Qatar". Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan observed on Tuesday that isolating Qatar, including by the use of sanctions, would not resolve any problems, adding that Turkey would do everything to help end the crisis. (more...)

Garcia felt the defendant would ultimately appear at that dealership", Stew Peters of the the private Minnesota-based company U.S. Fugitive Recovery and Extradition said. "A scuffle ensued in the office as Hutchinson tried to pick up the weapon", police said. "The person who was wanted for heinous violent crime against law enforcement officers in the state of MN dictated the outcome of that based on his actions by reaching for a firearm in that auto dealership", Peters, who knew Garcia ... (more...)

USA intelligence agencies concluded in January that Moscow tried to tilt the election campaign in Mr Trump's favour, including by hacking into the e-mails of senior Democrats, a charge the Kremlin denies. Here, she cited a number of cyber-hacking tools that USA intelligence has identified as having been used by Russian operatives. "Clearly, it would be very, very troubling if the president of the United States is interfering in investigations that affect potentially the president and ... (more...)

There was no immediate response from Khan to Trump's latest tweet . An indefinite halt to entry from Syrian refugees was replaced by a temporary pause. Mr Trump was responding to remarks made by Mr Khan on Sky News, in which the mayor advised the public not to be concerned if they saw more police on the streets of London over the next few days. (more...)

Trump said in series of tweets. The biggest diplomatic crisis in the Persian Gulf since the 1991 US -led war against Iraq pits several nations against Qatar, which is home to some 10,000 American troops and a major USA military base. Qatar expressed regret over this decision calling it groundless. As well as cutting diplomatic relations and ordering Qatari citizens to leave their countries within 14 days, the Gulf states and Egypt banned all flights to and from Qatar. (more...)

Shanta Jordan didn't hesitate to risk life and limb to save a boy she didn't even know, absorbing most of the impact for him. Bridgeport police chief A.J. "If it wasn't for her, that boy would not made it", said Jennifer. Doctors feared that the child needed both his legs amputated, but in a delicate operation managed to save both limbs. (more...)

Mr Rowley said that while Butt, who reportedly went by the name Abu Zaitun and was known to neighbours by the nickname "Abs/z", was known to the security services, there was no evidence of "attack planning" by him. "We were all stuck!" said Marcia Rainford, a 58-year-old who said she was sealed into her building complex with her mother and two children. "We cannot and must not pretend that things can continue as they are", she said, adding there was "far too much tolerance of extremism in ... (more...)

Despite the mounting legal questions now shadowing the White House , Trump has needled Comey publicly. Trump's White House and its allies are crafting a strategy aimed at undermining Comey's credibility. A memo of one of Comey's own meetings with Trump indicate the president asked him to back off the Flynn probe, but Comey refused. Coats also said that if he is called before an investigative committee, such as the Senate Intelligence Committee, "I certainly will provide them with what I ... (more...)

In addition to American Idea, the organization will debut a four-star boutique brand called Scion. The Trump Organization announced plans on June 5 to start a patriotic hotel chain called American Idea, complete with nostalgia-inducing Coke machines, the New York Times reports. (more...)

Here are four big problems standing in the way. Even though 75 percent of Americans favor continuing funding for Planned Parenthood and 2.5 million women - and men - in the United States get their health care from Planned Parenthood, Republicans have made Planned Parenthood the focus of their anti-woman agenda for years. (more...)

Redouane, 30, who also lived in Barking, claimed to be Moroccan-Libyan. Police have named one of the London Bridge terrorists as Khuram Shazad Butt Who were the London Bridge attackers? Butt was already known to police and the U.K.'s internal security agency MI5, but Redouane was not, the statement said. (more...)

The Pentagon also declined to answer a question about whether Qatar supported terrorism, the accusation made by Arab states who appeared to now have the political backing of the USA president. Judy Woodruff speaks with Joyce Karam of Al-Hayat. Trump said at the meeting. He didn't take sides. "Leaders pointed to Qatar - look!" The U.S. uses its Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, home to about 10,000 American troops, to launch airstrikes on Islamic State strongholds in Iraq and Syria. (more...)

A police spokesperson told The Associated Press that the officer used his weapon to shoot the assailant. Police in Pairs earlier tweeted that they were responding to an incident at the square outside the cathedral and warned the public to stay away. (more...)

The president allegedly said he hoped Comey would drop the Flynn investigation, a request that concerned Comey enough that he documented the conversation in a memo shortly after speaking with the president. So the logical path for Comey is to say he was uncomfortable, but avoid assigning intent to Trump's actions. Comey believed, according to one source familiar with his thinking, that the President could be "trained" about how you do and do not interact with an Federal Bureau of Investigation ... (more...)